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Anybody know how to open a IPod A1121 docking station?

Have a 6 year old I Pod mod. A1121 dock. Trying to figure out how to open the case. The unit has stopped working and I don't want to junk it if repairable.

I Pod Hi Fi Mod. A1121-OTHER

Posted on Aug 17, 2011 10:10 AM

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Dec 5, 2011 11:10 PM in response to peterfromsteamboat springs

Have just done an 'opening'- Pull away speaker mesh grill. Using a sharp knife or similar carefully lift off the black facia plate. The facia is about 1mm thick and is glued to the speaker plate. Take care not to bend it as you rip it from the glue- bends make it harder to replace in position later. With the fascia removed you reveal eight dark-brown screws that hold the speaker plate to the box and silver screws that hold the speakers in place. After removing the 8 screws the speaker plate can be lifted from the box. Several cables with plugs are very short and will pull the plugs out of their sockets if you lift the speaker plate away. It may be better to first remove the 4 screws from the central speaker- lift it to one side and reach in to carefully note where the cables attach and remove them gently with tweezers or needle-nose pliers.Note-the speakers are very fragile.

This is when you give up! Electronics are housed in a metal cover- all very neat- a work of art- only fixable by the experts.

The cables are- 1) Large 4-pin to central speaker. 2) medium 2-pin to right speaker 3) medium 2-pin to left speaker 4) Minature 3-pin 5) Minature 6-pin to fascia LED and remote sensor. Reconnecting these cables when you put the speaker plate back in place is very difficult through the speaker hole- (hold your hand there and you cannot see anything!) i could only do it with long bent tweezers.

So that is how its opened- BUT my advice- Don't bother unless your an Apple Technition. If its not working spend some bucks and get something new.

Anybody know how to open a IPod A1121 docking station?

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